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Austin’s BBQ and Catering

This converted gas station, its service bays occupied by two portable cast-iron pits, immediately filled our tanks with pecan-smoked brisket and tender pepper-crusted pork ribs. The fresh coleslaw made up for a tomatoey sauce better suited to pasta. We ignored the five chain-link-enclosed picnic tables and ate by the car—whose own tank was soon filled by the Buc-Ee’s next door.

City: Eagle Lake

Cuisine:

Method: Pecan; indirect heat-pit

Pitmaster: Ron Janow

Pro-tip: The buttermilk pie is worth your time.

Rating: ★★★★

Address: 507 E. Main, Eagle Lake, TX, 77434

Hours: Wed 9-4, Thurs€-Sat 9-€“6, Sun 9€-4

Phone: 979-234-5250

Year Opened: 1982

Last updated: May 3, 2013

Reviews

  • Austin’s BBQ and Catering

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    If you’re in the market for brisket, be sure to get the fatty rather than the lean, and be sure they leave the crust on when cutting your order. We didn’t know to say anything on our first visit, and our …

  • Austin’s BBQ and Catering

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    Only two BBQ joints in Texas have made it into Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ in 1997, 2003, and 2008 without being in the top 5. One is Schoepf’s in Belton and the other is Austin’s in Eagle Lake. I’ve …

  • Austin’s BBQ and Catering

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    This converted gas station, its service bays occupied by two portable cast-iron pits, immediately filled our tanks with pecan-smoked brisket and tender pepper-crusted pork ribs. The fresh coleslaw made up for a tomatoey sauce better suited to pasta. We ignored …